After hours of density, traffic around Tanjung Priok Port has begun returning to normal, following the restoration of the port’s common gate system. The common gate system maintenance took place from 01:45 to 03:40 am on Thursday, triggering a cascade of delays when it went offline in the early hours of Thursday, June 12.
The density was compounded by a surge of truck traffic, particularly along the congested access road to Marunda Port. The result: gridlocked arteries throughout the Tanjung Priok port zone, Indonesia’s largest and busiest seaport.
“It was primarily due to the maintenance of the common gate system,” confirmed Yandri Trisaputra, Executive General Manager of Pelindo Regional 2 Tanjung Priok, in a statement to Indonesia Shipping Gazette on Saturday morning. “But with the system now fully operational, the situation has begun to improve.”
To mitigate the impact of the outage, Pelindo Regional 2 activated contingency measures, including manual gate processing and coordinated efforts with key stakeholders such as the Port Authority (KSOP), Jakarta’s transportation agency, and local police.
“We worked closely with all relevant parties to redirect trucks through inner port roads, easing the load on main thoroughfares,” Yandri said.
By Saturday, the gridlock had largely cleared, though some logistical challenges linger.
According to a source monitoring the port’s status, truck queues remained particularly long near the NPCT1 terminal exit. However, port operations within the terminals themselves continued in an orderly manner.
Coordination between regulators and the port operator has reportedly remained steady throughout the disruption. Still, the source noted that external factors, such as the deteriorating condition of the Cilincing–Marunda highway, a critical logistics corridor, have exacerbated the situation.